The collection currently comprises around 7,600 paintings, 1,000 sculptures, 2,400 prints and 6,300 drawings, in addition to a large number of works of art and historic documents.
The Museo del Prado has the largest and most important collection of Spanish painting in the world, numbering more than 4,600 paintings and dating from the Romanesque period to the 19th century. This internationally-renowned collection includes masterpieces by artists such as Bartolomé Bermejo, Pedro Berruguete, Sánchez Coello, El Greco, Ribera, Zurbarán, Murillo, Alonso Cano, Velázquez, Goya, Vicente López, Fortuny, Carlos de Haes, the Madrazo, Rosales and Sorolla.
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The exhibition opens with the oldest drawings by 16th-century Spanish artists working in Castile, including Alonso Berruguete.
The exhibition Hidden Beauty will offer an historical-artistic survey of the Museo del Prado’s collections through more than 250 paintings.
Through around 30 works this exhibition will analyse the development of Velázquez’s court portraits.
The Dream of Solomon, c.1693 was painted by Luca Giordano and is held in the Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain.
The Animals Entering the Ark, c. 1590 was painted by Jacopo da Ponte Bassano and is held in the Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain.
The Garden of Earthly Delights, c. 1504, was painted by Hieronymous Bosch and is held in the Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain.
Stil Life, c. 1658 was painted by Francisco de Zurbaran and is held in the Prado Museum, Madrid, Spain
Execution of the Defenders of Madrid, 3rd May 1808, 1814 was painted by Francisco Goya and is held in the Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain.
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The Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum holds art from the thirteenth century to the late twentieth century.
The Collection of Museo Reina Sofía starts with the end of the 19th Century.
